Tsarevich Peter Petrovich (15 November 1715 - 19 April 1719) was a Russian

Tsarevich Tsarevich (russian: Царевич, ) is a Slavic title given to tsars' sons. Under the 1797 Pauline house law, the title was discontinued and replaced with ''Tsesarevich'' for the heir apparent alone. His younger brothers were called '' Velik ...

who was heir to the Russian throne from February 1718 upon the removal of his older half brother, Alexis Petrovich to his death in 1719. His parents were Tsar Peter I and the future

Catherine I Catherine I ( rus, Екатери́на I Алексе́евна Миха́йлова, Yekaterína I Alekséyevna Mikháylova; born , ; – ) was the second wife and empress consort of Peter the Great, and Empress Regnant of Russia from 1725 un ...

. In 1732, a pretender emerged claiming to be the dead Tsarevich.

Early life

Peter Petrovich was born on 15 November 1715 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

as the son of Tsar

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...

and Tsaritsa and future Empress

. Just over three weeks before his birth, Tsarevich Alexis Petrovich, Peter’s older half brother had a son, Peter Alexeyevich who would later become Peter II. Because Peter Alexeyevich had been born first, it was considered odd that Peter Petrovich was baptized as Peter when his nephew was still alive.

Tsarevich

In 1715, Tsarevich Alexis tried to flee but was brought back in 1718 and investigated, he was tortured and forced to renounce his rights to the Russian throne and recognize Peter Petrovich as the new Tsarevich and heir apparent. By autumn, the new Tsarevich hadn't even spoken or walked yet.

Death

Peter Petrovich died on 19 April 1719 in Saint Petersburg and was firstly buried in the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus of the

Alexander Nevsky Monastery Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg, in the belief that this was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alex ...

, in 1723 he was reburied in the Annunciation Church leading to rumors that Tsar Peter had another son named Peter Petrovich born in 1719 but this was later proven false. Peter Petrovich’s death led to succession becoming uncertain due to Peter Alexeyevich becoming the only remaining agnatic Romanov after the tsar, in 1722 Peter I issued a law giving allowing him to choose his successor, but he never used it.

Pretender

In 1730, Peter Alexeyevich who was by then Peter II died, he was the last of the agnatic House of Romanov. Two years after Peter II died, a imposter claiming to be Peter Petrovich appeared and was quickly found and executed.

References

{{Reflist 1715 births 1719 deaths Russian tsareviches House of Romanov Heirs apparent who never acceded Burials at the Annunciation Church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra Royalty who died as children